Coins of the West Indies from the Collection of the late Edward Roehrs (Part II)

Unattributed, BRAZIL, Maria I, counterfeit 6,400 Réis, 1787, Rio, clipped down to a weight in between the Leeward Island 7 dwt and Windward Island 7½ dwt standards, 11.49g/177.3gr/7.38 dwt. Harshly polished with associated surface scratches, otherwise about very fine £700-900

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Cut and Countermarked Coins formed by the late Edward Roehrs.

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Provenance: Christie’s Auction, 17 February 1981, lot 133